Clarice Jessie DALEY

DALEY, Clarice Jessie

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: 5 May 1915
Last Rank: Staff Nurse
Last Unit: 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
Born: Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Nurse
Died: Short illness, Elwood, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1944
Cemetery: St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria
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World War 1 Service

5 May 1915: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1
18 May 1915: Involvement 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
18 May 1915: Embarked 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne
31 Jul 1916: Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Discharge due to marriage

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From AWM

Nurse Clarice Daley and Sergeant Ernest Lawrence married in October 1915 at the Church Camp, West Lemnos. Clarice of No 3 Australian General Hospital and Ernest, of the 1st Light Brigade Headquarters had known each other in Melbourne but their match was not well regarded by Clarice's family. Ernest enlisted in August 1914 and much had been experienced by the time the two met again. In February 1916 Jessie returned to Australia, and was discharged in July, presumably because she was now married. Ernest returned to Australia in November 1918 and the two commenced their life together, going on to have four children. Ernest died on the 20th July 1933, aged 49 years, while Clarice died in May 1944 (aged 55). Their marriage certificate is held in the Private Records collection of the Australian War Memorial.

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